Atherton High School
Hamilton Street, Atherton, M46 0AY
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 561 (293 boys, 268 girls)
- Capacity: 550
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 47.4%
- Telephone: 01942885500
- Ofsted: Good (24 Jan 2024)
- Attainment 8: 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 279 applications, 120 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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